Thomas Wright b. 1830

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Thomas Wright was a painter, professional photographer and prospector. According to William Moore, Wright was a pupil of the popular English landscape painter and Royal Academician Thomas Creswick. He was a foundation member of the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1870.
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Victorian Academy of Arts
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associate of
New South Wales Academy of Art
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